/* This file is part of the Scriptic Virtual Machine
 * Copyright (C) 2009 Andre van Delft
 *
 * The Scriptic Virtual Machine is free software: 
 * you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms
 * of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
 * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
 * (at your option) any later version.
 *
 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 * GNU General Public License for more details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
 * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */

package scriptic.vm;
/** super class for wrappers of simple values or objects */
public abstract class ValueHolder {
    /**
     * answer whether the other is a similar ValueHolder with 
     * an equal wrapped value
     */
    public abstract boolean hasEqualValue (Object other);
    /** 
     * set the value to the other's value; 
     * the other ValueHolder be Byte, Boolean etc, or just an Object 
     */
    public abstract void setValue (ValueHolder other);
}

